pages

Thursday, June 10, 2010

British Blondes

Woke up...Fell out of bed...Forgot to drag a comb across my head... The British bedhead is ever present in shop windows, in the streets and it is BLONDE. Unlike the dependably brunette Frenchies... A future blonde of Britain...

Hmmm, having lived in London for fifteen years I can't say I share your observation.

Though from your recent posts and the photographs here you seem to be predominantly in the wealthy areas of Kensington, Chelsea, Covent Garden, Kings Road, etc. where spotting such people is much more likely; it you were to venture south of the river, or a bit further east, or north you would definitely see a more balanced picture of London's inhabitants.

Actually I had THE BEST TART IN THE WORLD yesterday..Even better than Paris too!Passion fruit meringue tartelette at Ottolenghi.The world has stopped spinning for me...sighAside from the severe sugar attack suffered after eating TWO of these tarts, I will never touch a tart again!ce ca..finiEnfin

Re: English blondes. Here's another famous one, running past a window. I think the photo is still there in the curry shop window in Pimlico. I'm enjoying your London through French eyes! All the best, Jacinta

Funny post, as an expatriated Brit, I think that natural blonde's are far less common in the UK than we would like to admit! On a more personal level I feel my brunette locks are much more appreciated now I live in Spain :-) I wonder if this is the only country where you get cat-called 'morena! guapa!' (beautiful! brunette!) - that certainly never happened to me in the UK...lol

I have to admit I've been both...and naturally too. Blonde as a child, brunette as an adult, and then bottle blonde as an adult. Life was much more fun as a blonde!RE: It wasn't the La you mentioned, but a La Ma....As you can tell, I'm not comfortable with criticizing. I'll leave that for the thicker skinned.Wishing you a lovely weekend, Carol,